25 September 2023

Reading Round the Room Does Not Work; why and what does


Reading aloud may or may not be an important skill for students to develop. However, once the decision that it is has been taken, we are faced with the question of methodology. Research is clear : reading round the room (aka "round robin" or "popcorn") does not work, while group reading (choral or echo) is seriously flawed.

19 September 2023

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : CLIL and Immersion, Philosophy & Practice


Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. CLIL, or Content and Language Integrated Learning, is linked to language immersion and to active learning practices. In its simplest form, CLIL is learning through the target language rather than learning of and need not be restricted to Foreign or Second Language Acquisition. 

17 September 2023

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Cambridge English for Schools Methodology, Writing

 


Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Cambridge English for Schools are EFL examinations and certificates aimed at teens, or Upper Primary / Lower Secondary (G5 - 8) and High School (G9 - 12) students. They are linked to the same CEFR levels as their main suite siblings, but with more age-appropriate prompts and tasks.

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Cambridge English for Schools Methodology, Speaking and Listening

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Cambridge English for Schools are EFL examinations and certificates aimed at teens, or Upper Primary / Lower Secondary (G5 - 8) and High School (G9 - 12) students. They are linked to the same CEFR levels as their main suite siblings, but with more age-appropriate prompts and tasks.

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Video-based Teaching and Learning


 

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Students spend a significant amount of time on video platforms, but do they know how to "view" critically? Do they have the tools of visual-language criticism, and of multi-modal response and analysis, they really do need in an increasingly visual world? 

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Upper Primary / Lower Secondary / Middle School (G5 - 8) Methodology Philosophy & Practice

 

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. xxx

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Upper Secondary / High School (G9 - 12) Speaking

 Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. xxx

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Upper Secondary / High School (G9 - 12) Writing

 

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Writing is arguably the most important and most challenging of the language modes, and many teachers seek new and different approaches.

15 September 2023

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Upper Secondary / High School (G9 - 12) Methodology Philosophy & Practice

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. xxx

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth : Early Years (PK - K) Methodology Philosophy & Practice

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Education in the Early Years is critical for develop the attitudes and skills required for elementary level success, and an appropriate programme can do this while also building a strong knowledge base without being overly "academic" nor abandoning our very young learners to their own devices.